Featured Series
Stories about Idaho’s educators, students and policy makers plus features on bright spots in Idaho education.
Music teachers take the stage in summer musical
Christopher Purdy and Becky Duggan do more than teach music in the Boise School District. The duo has been performing on stage together for nearly 10 years to keep their skills fresh in the classroom.
Fishing ‘gypsy’ teaches teens and Sun Valley celebrities
Bret Bishop doubles as a high school English teacher and summer fishing guide.
Former teacher leads “Dirty” double life
Gooding’s Heidi Jo Hooper is a small town girl and pig farmer with an imagination and talent that is taking her to the top of the charts.
More errors uncovered in state’s flawed teacher evaluation report
Leaders of two additional school districts said they inaccurately reported awarding identical evaluation scores to all teachers in order to meet a state reporting deadline.
Riverstone improves campus, builds dorms
In an effort to increase enrollment, the private school is building two new facilities and a dormitory in Downtown Boise.
Idaho teacher doubles as summer rocker
Aaron Ball is a 36-year-old musician who crams a year’s worth of performances into a summer — he teaches automotive classes at Blackfoot High School.
Nampa invests in summer school for migrant kids
Migrant students are able to catch up and prepare for the coming school year by taking part in a three-week summer program featuring lessons in English, math and STEM.
Most teachers receive high marks in error-filled evaluation data
Administrators from 35 school districts and charter schools awarded identical overall scores to all of their teachers, while three school districts confirmed errors or omissions among the data.
Teenage cancer survivor makes his wish come true
Firth senior Jared Andersen devoted his senior project to remodeling his school’s weight room because it was a place that helped cure him of cancer.
Middleton administrator making waves as water skiing grandma
Robin Gilbert is the director of instruction and student achievement for the Middleton School District. This summer, she’s out competing in water skiing tournaments.